Ben Blaustein (b.1998, Boston MA) is a New York based artist working in photography, assemblage, and performance. His work reflects his upbringing in Jewish-American culture through photographing the communities around him that share similar identities. Themes of masculinity, ritual, and juvenility emerge in his images as he considers the tension between the Jewish tradition and his own modern definitions of religion. Intimate scenes of everyday life stand in for representations of divinity as Blaustein considers possibilities of secular transcendence. Recent exhibitions include a solo presentation at Spring/Break Art Fair and a solo exhibition at 41 Cooper Square. In 2021, Blaustein held residencies at the Jewish Museum Summer Institute and the Arts on Site Residency and Retreat Program. The work at the latter residency resulted in a two-person performance at Arts on Site in December of 2021.
